ANJAR TRI WIBOWO
School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick
Wellesbourne Campus, Warwick, CV35 9EF, UK
E-mail : a.t.wibowo@warwick.ac.uk
anjar_biology@yahoo.co.id
Phone : +447769620041
Skype : anjar_wibowo
EDUCATION
University of Warwick
PhD in Life Sciences
December 2011 -
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Master of Science degree in Bioscience
GPA: 3.83/4.00
September 2009 – June 2012
Gadjah Mada University
Bachelor of Science degree in Biology
GPA: 3.63/4.00
September 2004 - May 2009
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2011
Epigenetic responses to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana.
2010
Genome-wide analysis following fast-neutron irradiation mutagenesis in
Arabidopsis thaliana
2010-2011
Genome Engineering with TALE-Based hybrid Nuclease
2008-2009
Polyploid Induction in Shallot (Allium ascalonicum) and Golden Flower
(Dendrathema grandiflora) Using Perwinkle (Catharanthus roseus L.) Leaf
Ethanolic Extract
ACHIEVEMENT
2011
Awarded for Chancellor International Scholarship from University of
Warwick
2009
Awarded for King Abdullah University (KAUST) Fellowship Scholarship
2008
Awarded for King Abdullah University (KAUST) Discovery Scholarship
2008
Runner up for Indonesia Young Researcher Competition held by Indonesian
Institutes of Sciences.
2008
Awarded for Annual Student Research Grantee from the Indonesian
Ministry of Education.
2008
Awarded for Annual Student Entrepreneurship Grantee from Indonesia
Ministry of Education.
EXPERIENCE
2010
Research Internship at Oxford University, Department of Plant Science
2009
Research internship at Arafura Timor Research Facility (ATRF) in the field
of molecular evolution of marine and freshwater organism.
2007-2009
Initiator and manager of “Crispy Bone Snack” home industry.
2008
Research team for Biodiversity Exploration of Menoreh Karst Area held by
Kulon Progo State Local Government and Faculty of Biology, Gadjah
Mada University.
ACTIVITIES AND INTEREST
2011 Member of Society for developmental biology
2011 -
Member of Biochemical Society
2011 -
Member of Genetics Society
2011 -
Member of Society of Experimental Biology
2009-2011
Member of KAUST Musicians Club.
2008-2009
Chairman of Genetic Researcher Forum in Faculty of Biology, Gadjah
Mada University.
2006-2008
Social worker/volunteer of Non Government Organization Rumah Zakat
Indonesia and held position as Head of Communication Division.
PUBLICATION
Listiawan, D. A., E. Indraningsih, A. N. Septantri, A. T. Wibowo, U. W. J. Darojat, B. S.
Daryono. 2009. Perwinkle (Catharanthus roseus L.) Extract as Polyploid Inducing Agent in
Plants. Indonesian Institutes of Sciences Journal of Biology. Vol. 5 (4): 423-430
Magdy M. Mahfouz, Lixin Li, Md. Shamimuzzaman, Anjar Wibowo, Xiaoyun Fang, and JianKang Zhu. 2011. De novo-engineered transcription like effector TALE hybrid nuclease with
novel DNA-binding specificity creates double-strand breaks. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/01/18/1019533108
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES KNOWN
Chromosome preparation and polyploidization, plant tissue culture and regeneration, DNA
cloning and sequencing, Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA), southern blot preparation
and hybridization, plasmid isolation and gene cloning, Agrobacterium mediated plant
transformation, in vitro DNA cleavage reactions, quantitative and qualitative GUS activity assay
whole genome and DNA sequence analysis.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV), Cytoscape, Arabidopsis Coexpression Data Mining Tools,
Geneinvestigator, FatiGO, Athena, Mr. ModelTest and PAUP (Phylogenetic Analysis Using
Parsimony)